ThinkPad T14 Gen 5 CPU Recommendation

walshtipp · 2024-11-16 21:44:07

Hello, I am just about to purchase a new ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. But I'm struggling to decide on which CPU option to choose. It's between the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U. Basically going to be using it for college work, word processing, excel, CAD, etc. I have looked at some benchmarks and they are…

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walshtipp

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Hello, I am just about to purchase a new ThinkPad T14 Gen 5. But I'm struggling to decide on which CPU option to choose.
It's between the Intel Core Ultra 5 125H or the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 8840U.
Basically going to be using it for college work, word processing, excel, CAD, etc.
I have looked at some benchmarks and they are very close on paper. Just looking to know is there any other reasons that I should pick one over the other.
Thanks!

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#2 18-11-2024 01:09AM

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the amd ryzen looks the better option ,
the screen options etc might be different on the different versions

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